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When asked today by The Chronicle about reports that his strength and conditioning coach, Hans Straub, had been given an indefinite suspension, South Florida football coach Willie Taggart didn’t offer a direct answer.

But he made it clear he wasn’t happy.

“I talked to Hans and let him know how disappointed I was,” Taggart said. “And I spoke to (athletic director) Mark (Harlan) and let him know how disappointed I was. He’s our A.D. and those guys are handling it.”

As it turns out, Straub resigned today three days after he sent a disparaging tweet about Aaron Lynch shortly after the former USF outside linebacker was drafted in the fifth round by the 49ers.

“Thought an organization with 5 Super Bowl titles would have a stricter draft criteria,” Straub wrote. “Clearly, integrity & character are not a priority.”

The university announced Straub’s resignation this afternoon, ending his 16-month tenure at the school. Straub’s Twitter account no longer exists. Straub had been a sports performance coach for Stanford football for two years before arriving at USF.

“USF Athletics has high expectations for each and every student-athlete, coach and staff member,” Harlan said in a statement. “To that end, I have accepted the resignation of Hans Straub from the position of head strength and conditioning coach. I thank him for his contributions to USF Athletics and wish him well in his future endeavors. A national search for his replacement will begin immediately.”

As detailed here and here, Taggart, one of Jim Harbaugh’s closest friends, vouched for Lynch before the 49ers selected him.

“He’s a young man that’s still growing,” Taggart said. “He’s made some mistakes. Everything hasn’t been smooth and peaches and cream. But he’s learning. The mistakes that he’s made are really not much different than mistakes a lot of other kids have made.”